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Pew Internet is a project of the Pew Research Center. The mission statement on the organization's website reads: "The Pew Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan, nonprofit "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. The Project produces reports exploring the impact of the internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life."

Facebook turned 10 on Tuesday, and with 1.23 billion monthly active users, 37 offices worldwide and more than 6,000 employees, it's something to celebrate. But how are Facebook users actually using the social network after a decade? According to a re...

Social news site Reddit has come a long way since the days it played second fiddle to (now mostly abandoned) Digg. According to a new report by Pew Internet, 6% of online adults in the U.S. are Reddit users. The report is based on a telephone survey ...

If you have an e-reader, chances are it's helped you plow through the pages of book after book -- and even with all that content, you probably still visit the library. According to a study by the Pew Research Center published Tuesday, 16-29 year olds...

Thanks to the growth of smartphone adoption, about half of U.S. mobile phone owners use their devices while watching TV, a new study suggests. According to a Pew Internet & American Life Project report, cellphone users not only look up information on...

As reading habits shift from printed to digital ink, public libraries are struggling to raise awareness of their digital offerings. The introduction of tablets and dedicated e-book readers has changed the way we read. Now, you’re just as likely to fi...

More teens are using video chats to interact and communicate with friends, thanks in part to the adoption growth of apps such as Skype, Googletalk and iChat, according to a new study. A report by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Pro...

Next time you're standing in line at the movies, look around. Chances are there's at least one person who doesn't use the Internet. One in five American adults never log on, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center. People who fall into...

Teens are texting more than ever -- and their thumb-crunching habits are showing no signs of slowing, according to a new study. A new report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project revealed that the amount of texts sent and receive each day among...

More shoppers are using mobile devices in stores to do product research, price comparisons and look up reviews, but according to a new report, accessing the Internet wasn't the top way consumers sought purchasing assistance on phones during the 2011 ...

There may be preconceptions that faithful Americans skew older in age and are traditionally set in their ways, but according to a new study, religious Americans embrace technology just as much as those who are less religious. A new report from the Pe...

People who look for information about local restaurants and businesses are turning to the Internet but not social media sites, according to a new study. The Pew Internet and American Life Project found that the Internet far outpaces other sources for...

Pew Internet has updated its data on how different generations are using the Internet for 2010, and the results clearly show that the older generations are catching up with younger Internet users, even surpassing them in some online activities. The M...

A new study from Pew Internet found that between April 2009 and May 2010, social networking site usage grew 88% among Internet users aged 55-64, and the 65 and older group's social networking presence grew 100% in the same time frame. Young people st...

In a survey conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, an overwhelming majority of technology experts and stakeholders believe that social networking and online sharing is more than just a fad for today's youth. More than two-thirds of ...

The Pew Internet & American Life Project has just published the results of a study on distracted driving behavior amongst teenagers which shows that teens are aware of the dangers of texting while driving, but they choose to do it anyway. After surve...

The Pew Internet and American Life Project is part of a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that explores trends around the Internet, publishing reports about their findings on a regular basis. From Pew's research we've learned that men waste more ti...

As virtually anyone would agree, it’s fantastic when technology works when required. But if a new report published today is any indication, the matter of when things function properly is still something we’re forced to reckon with. Perhaps things cou...

As goes the saying, only about half of Americans of voting age for the election of congressional representatives and the two heads of the executive branch actually make their way to ballot boxes ever 2-4 years. Now, however, it seems nearly the same ...

Contrary to what many Mashable readers might think, it seems a surprisingly small percentage of people research purchases online. Fewer still let it information on the Internet influence their buying decisions. The results of a study by the Pew Inter...

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